MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
online education technology are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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